Your name is Linden Ramona Hayes. You are 22 years old, and you just graduated from Wake Forest University with a degree in Chemistry. You've always wanted to travel the world but you've never had the chance. As a graduation gift, your parents surprise you with a surprise year-long trip around the world! You are elated, and your parents let you bring your best friend Willabelle Star Brown along with you.
The first country you and your friend visit is Japan. You spend four weeks touring Japanese gardens, soaking in the hot springs of Doko, and eating lots of sushi. One day, when the two of you are eating at your favorite restaurant, Belle starts making eyes at an attractive waiter named Riku Tatsuki Fujimaki. When you leave the restaurant, Riku's shift is over, and he escorts you back to your hotel. Belle and Riku have really hit it off and they exchange numbers. They begin seeing each other, and Riku informs you that he's planning on moving to Egypt within the next month. Belle is really into this guy, so the two of you decide that the next place for you to visit would be Egypt! Within the next month, the three of you travel to Egpyt. You are excited to see what your upcoming travels bring!
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You, Belle, and Riku finally arrive in Egypt! Riku gets a job as a manager at a restaurant, and the three of you begin exploring your new home. For the next three months, you visit pyramids, sail down the Nile, and eat delicious koshari.
Belle and Riku begin spending more and more time alone, making you feel lonely and left out. After a few weeks of touring Egypt mostly by yourself, Belle announces to you that Riku proposed to her! You are surprised, since Belle and Riku haven't known each other for very long. Belle seems excited, however, and gets a job as a waitress at Riku's restaurant.
After talking it over with both Belle and your parents, you decide to travel on alone while Belle and Riku prepare for their wedding and life together in Egypt. You are nervous about embarking to a new country on your own, but you're excited to explore a new place. After spending a total of three months in Egypt, you decide to travel to the Czech Republic.
You arrive in the Czech Republic and begin sight-seeing. While visiting the Charles Bridge, you meet another American named Hardy Nathaniel Rosmerta. He is a recent graduate of the University of South Carolina, having majored in theatre, and is also touring the world before getting a job and settling down in the States.
You and Hardy hit it off and travel throughout the Czech Republic together. After two months, he invites you to travel with him to his next destination, Austria. You agree, happy to have found a new travel companion.
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You and Hardy are excited to be in Austria! The two of you have become very close over the past few months. You're amazed at how similar you two are, and you both end up telling each other almost everything about yourselves.
One evening, after a day of visiting the Hofburg Palace, Hardy confesses that he loves you. You admit to him that you love him too. The next few weeks are filled with bliss as you two explore Austria.
You've been traveling the world for 9 months now, meaning your year of travel will be coming to a close soon. You have just enough time to revisit Egypt for Belle and Riku's wedding! You invite Hardy to join you before heading back to the U.S., and he agrees.
You and Belle are so happy to be reunited. As her maid of honor, you help your friend pick out a wedding dress and bouquet. Belle and Riku are married in a small ceremony. Belle's parents visit Egypt for the occasion, and seeing your friend with her parents makes you homesick for your own family. After the wedding, you congratulate the happy couple, and you and Hardy fly back home to America, you to North Carolina and he to South Carolina.
You're thrilled to see your parents again, but you can't help but miss Hardy as you adjust to your old life in the United States after a year of travel. You and Hardy keep in touch through phone calls, video chats, and text messages. You two are still in love and dream of moving to a new city and starting new lives together.
After a few months of planning, you both find jobs in Providence, Rhode Island - you as a chemical lab technician and Hardy as a dialect coach. Your parents are sad to see you jet off again, since you just got back from a year of being away. Still, they are happy you've found a job and a man you love, and they know that they can visit you much more easily, seeing as you'll be in the same country!
One day, as you're packing up and preparing for your move, you get a phone call from Belle - she's pregnant and wants you to be the godmother! She asks you to be the godmother and you happily accept the offer.
You and Hardy finally move to Providence. You each find your own apartment in the city and love your new jobs. You spend your spare time together, getting dinner, having movie nights, or simply talking. You're so happy to have him in your life.
As the months pass, you are in frequent contact with Belle, who has asked you to help name her baby. She wants the baby's first name to fit in well with the other kids of Egypt, and Riku wants the baby's middle name to be familiar in Japan to honor his heritage.
Your goddaughter is finally born! She is healthy, and her parents are proud. You can't wait to meet Anoush Rinako Fujimaki in person someday!
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You've been living in Providence for a year now - you are 24, and Hardy is 26. You love receiving updates and pictures from Belle; your goddaughter is so adorable, and seeing her precious little face makes you eager to start a family of your own.
A few months pass, and Hardy proposes marriage to you; he takes you to your favorite restaurant for dinner. The waiter delivers a bottle of champagne to the table. Hardy asks you to read what type of champagne it is. You look at the label, which reads, "Linden, will you marry me?"! You are over-the-moon happy, and you say yes. You can't wait to call Hardy your husband, and you eagerly begin planning your dream wedding.
You spend the next few months picking your dress, your bouquet, your cake, your venue, and your bridesmaid dresses.
The day of your wedding arrives, and you are both nervous and excited. You are happy to be surrounded by your family and friends, as well as Hardy's family and friends. Belle and Riku fly out, and Belle is your maid-of-honor. Anoush just turned 3, and she is your flower girl.
Your wedding day is everything you'd hope it would be. After the ceremony and reception, you and Hardy head off to your honeymoon in Belgium!
You spend a blissful two weeks in Belgium. When you return to Providence, you and Hardy begin looking for a house to move into. After a few months of searching, you find your dream home!
A few months after moving in, when you are 26 and Hardy is 28, you find out you're pregnant! You and Hardy are so excited to be parents. You are even more excited to find out you're having twins!
You decide that you want the twins to have first names that are also the names of countries/cities around the world, to honor your and Hardy's travels. The twins' middle names honor you/your husband in some way. You welcome boy/girl twins Salem Hardy Roman & Delta Natalia Linden.
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It's been three years. You are 29, your husband is 31, and your twins are 3. You and Hardy have gotten used to taking care of two little ones, and now that they can walk and talk and go to preschool, you have decided to adopt a pet into your family! You adopt a female husky dog.
As you and the kids brainstorm names, you decide you would like to give your new pet a galactic name; Venus. It mirrors you and your husband's love of travel, and the twins are very interested in space - they have glow in the dark star stickers on the ceiling of their bedroom, and they love to pretend to be astronauts landing on the moon (aka the backyard!).
Your new pet settles into your household nicely; everyone adores her! A few months after you adopt your new pet, you discover you're pregnant! It comes as a surprise to you and your husband, but you're nevertheless excited to have another child.
You find out shortly that your best friend Belle is pregnant too! You decide to give your baby a middle name that honors your friend somehow. You and Hardy decide to give your baby a first name that honors a famous explorer, to reflect your love of travel and fit in with your other kids' names. You welcome Niles William Bruno.
You give birth to a healthy baby just a week before Belle gives birth! She has a girl and gives her an Egyptian first name. She gives her a middle name that honors you, her godmother! She welcomes Eshe Lynn Fujimaki.
Another two years pass. You are 31, your husband is 33, the twins are 5, and your littlest is 2. You and Hardy love having three little kids around the house and want to expand your family even more. After a few months of trying, you become pregnant again!
This time, you and Hardy decide to give your child a first name that honors the country where you met (the Czech Republic), and a middle name that honors the country where you fell in love (Austria). You welcome Cora Fabienne Sophie.
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Linden Ramona (Hayes) Rosmerta (31)
Hardy Nathaniel Rosmerta (33)
Salem Hardy Roman Rosmerta (5)
Delta Natalia Linden Rosmerta (5)
Niles William Bruno Rosmerta (2)
Cora Fabienne Sophie Rosmerta (0)
Hardy and Linden Rosmerta with Salem, Delta, Niles, and Cora
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Willabelle Star (Brown) Fujimaki (31)
Riku Tatsuki Fujimaki (32)
Anoush Rinako Fujimaki (8)
Eshe Lynn Fujimaki (2)
Riku and Belle Fujimaki with Anoush and Eshe